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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2024.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

December 2024

1

Fahad Ag Almahmoud, Malian Tuareg militant, secretary-general of GATIA (2014–2023), airstrike.
Khalil Ahmad, 67–68, Pakistani politician, MNA (2002–2007), heart attack.
Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, 61, Slovenian film director, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Niels Arestrup, 75, French actor (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, War Horse).
Jacques Barsamian, 81, French singer, writer, and journalist.
Alioune Badara Bèye, 79, Senegalese novelist, playwright and publisher.
Gjorgji Bojadžiev, 74, Macedonian army officer, chief of the general staff (2004–2005).
Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet, 85, British aristocrat.
Mildred C. Crump, 86, American politician, member of the Municipal Council of Newark (1994–1998, 2006–2021).
Crescenzo D'Amore, 45, Italian road racing cyclist, traffic collision.
Art Fryslie, 83, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013).
Syed Ali Hassan Gilani, 50, Pakistani politician, MNA (2014–2018), traffic collision.
David Griffith, 88, Welsh Anglican priest.
Terry Griffiths, 77, Welsh snooker player, world champion (1979), complications from dementia.
Padre Irala, 88, Paraguayan-Brazilian Jesuit priest.
Fred Jüssi, 89, Estonian biologist, nature writer and photographer.
Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite, 93, Brazilian physicist and engineer.
Raj Manchanda, 79, Indian squash player.
Christa Meier, 82, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1978–1990), mayor of Regensburg (1990–1996).
Khalil Ahmad Mukhlis, 68, Pakistani politician, MP (2002–2007), cardiac arrest.
Helmut Münch, 85, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990–2004).
Toshifumi Nakamura, 85, Japanese politician, mayor of Hachinohe (2001–2005).
Jacques Panciatici, 76, French rally driver.
Kelly Powers, 45, American podiatric surgeon and television commentator (Fox News), glioblastoma.
David Prosser Jr., 81, American jurist and politician, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1998–2016) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1979–1997), cancer.
Ian Redpath, 83, Australian cricketer (Victoria, national team).
Sandra Reyes, 49, Colombian actress (La Mujer del Presidente, Pedro el escamoso, El cartel), breast cancer.
Craig Rich, 86, British broadcaster and meteorologist.
Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins, 78, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1999–2015).
Ilke Wyludda, 55, German discus thrower, Olympic champion (1996).
Kais al-Zubaidi, 85, Iraqi film director (The Visit).

2

Ömer Barutçu, 82, Turkish politician, minister of transport (1996–1997) and MP (1977–1980, 1987–2002).
Ed Botterell, 93, Canadian Olympic sailor (1964).
Lucjan Brychczy, 90, Polish football player (Legia Warsaw, national team) and manager (Legia Warsaw).
Louise Cotnoir, 75, Canadian writer.
Swadesh Chakraborty, 80, Indian politician, MP (1999–2009).
Perry J. Dahl, 101, Canadian-born American air force colonel and World War II flying ace.
Helmut Duckadam, 65, Romanian footballer (UTA Arad, Steaua București, national team).
Sam Fox, 95, American businessman and diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (2007–2009).
Neale Fraser, 91, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player, seven-time Davis Cup winner.
Paul van Gelder, 77, Dutch radio disc jockey.
Héctor Gutiérrez Pabón, 87, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Cali (1987–1998), bishop of Chiquinquirá (1998–2003) and of Engativá (2003–2015).
Marie E. Howe, 85, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1965–1988).
Harald Hudak, 67, German middle-distance runner.
Heikki Koski, 84, Finnish civil servant and politician, minister of the interior (1975), governor of Western Finland (1997–2003).
Yevgeni Kryukov, 61, Russian football player (Kuzbass Kemerovo, Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don, Zhemchuzhina-Sochi) and manager.
Marvin Laird, 85, American composer and conductor.
Eli Lancman, 88, Israeli historian.
Liu Chia-chang, Taiwanese songwriter ("Ode to the Republic of China", "The Plum Blossom"), cancer.
Paul Maslansky, 91, American film producer (Police Academy, Return to Oz, Ski Patrol).
Debbie Mathers, 69, American author (My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem), complications from lung cancer.
David Nething, 91, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1966–2012).
Marlos Nobre, 85, Brazilian composer.
Don Ohl, 88, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Atlanta Hawks).
José Pinto Paiva, 86, Brazilian chess player.
Albert Robinson, 85, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1972–1985, 1987–1989) and two-time member of the Kentucky Senate.
Michael Ruetz, 84, German artist, photographer and author.
Giovanni Sabbatucci, 80, Italian journalist and historian.
Choudhary Piara Singh, Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1996–2002).
Israel Vázquez, 46, Mexican super bantamweight boxer, IBF champion and twice WBC champion, sarcoma.

3

Tengiz Beridze, 85, Georgian academic and biochemist.
Ivor Bird, 80, Antiguan high jumper and broadcasting executive.
Benjamin B. Blackburn, 97, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1975).
Jan Bloukaas, 25, South African singer, brain cancer.
Henze Boekhout, 77, Dutch artist and photographer. (death announced on this date)
Henri Borlant, 97, French doctor, writer, and Holocaust survivor.
Denis Brihat, 96, French photographer.
René Burkhalter, 90, Swiss Olympic official, president of the Swiss Olympic Association (1997–2001).
Aileen H. Cowan, 98, Canadian painter and sculptor.
John Stephen Cummins, 96, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Sacramento (1974–1977) and bishop of Oakland (1977–2003).
Dana Dimel, 62, American college football player and coach (Wyoming Cowboys, Houston Cougars, UTEP Miners).
Philip Hacking, 93, English Anglican priest.
Frederick Henry, 81, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of London (1986–1995), bishop of Thunder Bay (1995–1998) and of Calgary (1998–2017).
Huang Zhun, 98, Chinese composer.
Ali Krasniqi, 71–72, Kosovar Roma writer and activist.
Beatriz Larrotcha Palma, 65, Spanish diplomat.
Malcolm Le Grice, 84, British painter, filmmaker and photographer.
Minny Luimstra-Albeda, 89, Dutch politician, senator (1992–1999).
Jon McLachlan, 75, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, national team).
Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, 92, Pakistani admiral, chief of the Naval Staff (1988–1991).
Ecaterina Oancia, 70, Romanian rower, Olympic champion (1984) and silver medallist (1988).
William H. Perry III, 84, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1973–1975).
Jan Scott-Frazier, 59, American translator and anime producer.
Tan Howe Liang, 91, Singaporean weightlifter, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
Mohamed Ali Yusuf, 80, Somali politician, vice president of Puntland (2004–2005) and speaker of the Senate (2021–2022).
Mustapha Zaari, 79, Moroccan actor (The Hyena's Sun, Chroniques blanches), prostate cancer.

4

Princess Birgitta of Sweden, 87, Swedish royal.
Eugenio Borgna, 94, Italian psychiatrist and essayist.
M. R. Chandrasekharan, 95, Indian literary critic and author.
Francis Caballero, 84, French lawyer and academic.
Chiung Yao, 86, Taiwanese novelist (Fire and Rain, Wan-chun's Three Loves), suicide.
Kamran Hossain Chowdhury, 72, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1988–1990), heart disease.
Joseph Corozzo, 83, American mobster.
John Docherty, 84, Scottish football player (Brentford) and manager (Millwall, Cambridge United).
Guillermo Ferraro, 69, Argentine accountant and politician, minister of infrastructure (2023–2024).
Al Fitzmorris, 78, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals).
Joel Flaum, 88, American jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (since 1983) and the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (1974–1983).
Donnie Gedling, 84, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1984–1995).
Cherry Hill, 93, English model engineer.
Roly Horrey, 81, English footballer (York City, Cambridge United, Blackburn Rovers).
Yvonne Johnson, 82, American politician, mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina (2007–2009).
Hisham Kabbani, 79, Lebanese-American Islamic scholar.
Lucien Kassi-Kouadio, 61, Ivorian footballer (Montceau, Cannes, national team).
Ruth Kleppe Aakvaag, 86, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–1990).
Dante Mircoli, 77, Italian-Argentine football player (Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata, Sampdoria) and manager.
Louis Nelson, 88, American industrial designer and graphic artist (Korean War Veterans Memorial), cancer.
Rafael Nieto Navia, 86, Colombian diplomat and political scientist, president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1987–1989).
Seiichi Ota, 79, Japanese politician, MP (1980–2003, 2005–2009) and minister of agriculture (2008).
Rafał Piotrowski, 50, Polish footballer (Pogoń Szczecin, Stal Mielec).
Péter Rózsás, 81, Hungarian table tennis player.
Marshall Rutter, 93, American lawyer and choral administrator (Los Angeles Master Chorale).
Ambroise Sarr, 73, Senegalese four-time Olympic wrestler.
Rachmadi Bambang Sumadhijo, 84, Indonesian engineer and bureaucrat.
Gilberto Mendonça Teles, 93, Brazilian writer and literary critic.
Brian Thompson, 50, American insurance executive, CEO of UnitedHealthcare (since 2021), shot.
Trần Anh Khoa, 33, Vietnamese footballer (SHB Da Nang), suicide.
Jean-Didier Vincent, 89, French neuropsychiatrist, member of the French Academy of Sciences.
César Yanes Urías, 104, Salvadoran naval officer and politician, member of the Junta of Government (1960–1961).
Christopher Wright, 70, British composer, pneumonia.
Tony Young, 71, English footballer (Manchester United, Charlton Athletic, York City).

5

Wanda Adamska, 80, Polish politician, MP (1980–1985).
Robert P. Black, 96, American economist, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (1973–1992).
Christel Bodenstein, 86, German actress (The Captain from Cologne, The Singing Ringing Tree, Viel Lärm um nichts).
Barbora Bühnová, 43, Czech computer scientist.
Martin Chevallaz, 76, Swiss military officer and politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud (2002–2005).
Thom Christopher, 84, American actor (One Life to Live, Loving, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century).
Cyril Dunne, 83, Irish Gaelic footballer (Galway).
Frederik Finisie, 67, Surinamese politician, MP (1996–2018).
Carol Goldwasser, 67, American casting director (Hannah Montana, Austin & Ally, American Dad!), complications following surgery.
Gongbu, 91, Chinese mountaineer.
Hiroshi Kagawa, 99, Japanese Hall of Fame footballer and journalist (Sankei Sports).
Rodney Jenkins, 80, American Hall of Fame equestrian.
Jean-Luc Maxence, 78, French poet, publisher, and writer.
Canaan Mdletshe, 47, South African politician, MP (2024), traffic collision.
Bill Melton, 79, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
Henry C. Mollett, 86, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1971–1973).
Marthe Katrine Myhre, 39, Norwegian long-distance runner.
Radovan Pankov, 77–78, Serbian politician, minister of the diaspora (1994–1998).
Paolo Pillitteri, 84, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1987, 1992–1994) and mayor of Milan (1986–1992).
Ron Rhine, 87, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001–2003).
Jacques Roubaud, 92, French poet, writer, and mathematician.
David Schweizer, 74, American theatre director.
István Stefanov, 60, Hungarian footballer (Csepel SC, Budapest Honvéd, Békéscsaba).
David I. Steinberg, 96, American historian.
Andy Stepp, 66, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2024).
Julie Stevens, 87, English actress (The Avengers, Carry On Cleo), singer and television presenter (Play School), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mario Tessuto, 81, Italian singer ("Lisa dagli occhi blu").
José de la Torre [it], 37, Spanish actor (Toy Boy).
Trần Hanh, 92, Vietnamese air force pilot and military officer.
Vincenzo Trantino, 90, Italian lawyer and politician, deputy (1972–2006).
Evgeny Velikhov, 89, Russian physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
John Williams, 78, South African rugby union player (Northern Transvaal, national team) and coach, leukemia.

6

Ángela Álvarez, 97, Cuban-born American singer.
Fuad Baradja [id], 64, Indonesian actor and activist.
Andrew Boylan, 85, Irish politician, TD (1987–2002).
Vitaliy Dyrdyra, 86, Ukrainian sailor, Olympic champion (1972).
Michel Fardeau, 95, French pathologist, myologist, and researcher.
Kostas Georgousopoulos [el], 87, Greek theater critic, translator and writer.
Jayabharathi, 77, Indian film director (Kudisai, Rendum Rendum Anju, Kurukshetram).
Ed Khayat, 89, American football player (Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Baltimore Colts).
John McDermid, 84, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1993), euthanasia.
Steve Mensch, 62, American business executive (Tyler Perry Studios), plane crash.
Phelekezela Mphoko, 84, Zimbabwean diplomat and politician, second vice-president (2014–2017) and acting president (2017).
Miho Nakayama, 54, Japanese singer ("C", "You're My Only Shinin' Star") and actress (Love Letter).
Madhukar Pichad, 83, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1980–2014).
Andrzej Piliczewski, 90, Polish animation director (Przygody kota Filemona, Przygód kilka wróbla Ćwirka) and animator.
Jean-Pierre Rioux, 85, French historian.
Dickie Rock, 88, Irish singer ("Come Back to Stay") and musician (The Miami Showband).
Elaine Smith, 78, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2002–2020).
Maggie Tabberer, 87, Australian model and television personality.
Graham Tainton, 97, South African-born Swedish dancer and choreographer (ABBA).
Stanisław Tym, 87, Polish actor (The Cruise), comedian and journalist (Wprost, Polityka).
Theo van de Klundert, 88, Dutch economist.

7

Johan Abdullah, 75, New Zealand-Malaysian actor (29 Februari).
Yevgeni Aleinikov, 57, Russian sport shooter, Olympic bronze medalist (2000).
Hamida Banu, 64, Indian sprinter.
Dmitry Buchkin, 97, Russian painter.
Tyrus W. Cobb, 84, American national security scholar, member of the National Security Council (1983–1989).
Gonzalo Correa, 90, Mexican actor (Dr. Cándido Pérez).
Víctor Amador De Martino, 81, Argentine politician, deputy (1989–1993).
Jack DiLauro, 81, American baseball player (New York Mets, Houston Astros).
Dana Herrmannová, 93, Slovak television presenter.
Daniel Lubetkin, 93, American lawyer and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1962–1964).
Gramiro de Matos, 80, Brazilian poet.
Darrell McGraw, 88, American jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1977–1988), West Virginia attorney general (1993–2013), heart attack.
Vilma Nugis, 66, Estonian Paralympic skier (1994).
Joshua Pandelaki [id], 65, Indonesian actor (Perempuan Berkalung Sorban, This Is Cinta, Like & Share).
Merv Rettenmund, 81, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, California Angels) and coach (San Diego Padres).
Orlando Rossardi, 86, Cuban poet, playwright, and researcher.
Kushang Sherpa, 59, Indian Sherpa mountaineer.
Steady Bongo, 58, Sierra Leonean musician and record producer, traffic collision.
Doychin Vasilev, 80, Bulgarian mountaineer and cinematographer.
Iosif Vitebskiy, 86, Ukrainian fencer, Olympic silver medalist (1968).
Alan Young, 69, Canadian lawyer.

8

Gérard Bessière, 96, French diarist, poet and priest.
Anne Hessing Cahn, c. 94, German-born American political author and arms control expert.
Lilly Forgách [de], 58, German actress (About a Girl), complications from a stroke.
Alain Fuchs, 71, Swiss-born French chemist and academic, president of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University (2017–2024).
Roberto Gómez, 35, Dominican baseball player (San Francisco Giants), traffic collision.
Şerif Gören, 80, Turkish film director (Umut, Yol), complications from a fall.
Alastair Hannay, 92, British-born Norwegian philosopher and academic.
Jack Hennessy, 73, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (2005–2023).
Arild Hiim, 79, Norwegian politician, MP (1989–1997).
Douglas I. Hunt, 87, American football coach (Weber State) and politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1975–1977).
Jill Jacobson, 70, American actress (Falcon Crest, Days of Our Lives, Newhart).
Jean Khamsé Vithavong, 82, Laotian Roman Catholic prelate, vicar apostolic coadjutor (1982–1984) and vicar apostolic (1984–2017) of Vientiane.
Tony Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Berwick, 95, British jurist, lord of appeal in ordinary (1993–1998), member of the House of Lords (1993–2015).
Ihab Makhlouf, 51, Syrian mobile phone industry executive (Syriatel), shot.
Luigi Manocchio, 97, American mobster (Patriarca crime family).
Jelena Mašínová [cs], 83, Czech screenwriter.
Bobby Morrison, 79, American football coach (Michigan Wolverines).
Erwin Nypels, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1967–1973, 1974–1982, 1982–1989).
M. D. R. Ramachandran, 90, Indian politician, chief minister of Puducherry (1980–1983, 1990–1991) and speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly (2001–2006).
Clarke Reed, 96, American politician and businessman, complications from pneumonia.
Leonid Rudnytzky, 89, Polish-born Ukrainian-American linguist.
Nikos Sarganis, 70, Greek footballer (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, national team), cancer.
Manorama Singh, 86, Indian politician, MP (1984–1985, 1986–1989).
Witthaya Thienthong, 83, Thai politician, MP (1983–2005), senator (2006).
Tom Voyce, 43, English rugby union player (Bath, Wasps, national team), drowned.
André Zysberg, 77, French historian and academic.

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Sanjit Acharya, 71, Bangladeshi singer, songwriter and playwright.
Benito Aguas Atlahua, 45, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2024), shot.
Will Arnott, 25, British Paralympic boccia player (2024).
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin, 88, Israeli jurist, judge (1995–2006) and vice president (2000–2006) of the National Labor Court.
Jack Behrens, 89, American-Canadian composer.
Júlio Costamilan, 90, Brazilian lawyer and politician, deputy (1979–1991), member of the Constituent Assembly (1987–1988).
Valère Depoorter [simple], 94, Belgian politician, mayor of Avelgem (1980–1994).
Friedhelm Farthmann, 94, German politician, MP (1971–1976), member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1980–1995, 1995–2000).
Nikki Giovanni, 81, American poet, author (Rosa) and professor, complications from lung cancer.
Jody Gormley, 53, Irish Gaelic footballer (Tyrone, London) and manager, liver cancer.
Riley Gunnels, 87, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers).
Mazen al-Hamada, 47, Syrian human rights activist. (body discovered on this date)
Fritz Hari, 96, Swiss politician, MP (1979–1995).
Gerd Heidemann, 93, German journalist (Stern).
William J. Hennessy Jr., 67, American court sketch artist.
Thomas Hertel, 73, German composer.
Uwe Hollweg, 87, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1975–1979, 1983–1991).
Sachio Kuwae, 68, Japanese politician, mayor of Okinawa (since 2014), complications from myelodysplastic syndrome.
Roger Madec, 74, French politician, senator (2004–2017).
L. Sandy Maisel, 79, American political scientist, intestinal cancer.
Sir David McMurtry, 84, Irish metrology industrialist, co-founder of Renishaw plc.
Joel Mendes, 78, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Bahia, Santa Cruz), stroke.
Gérard-Raymond Morin, 84, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1989–1998).
Terry Nicoll, 91, Australian Olympic modern pentathlete (1956).
Héctor Recalde, 86, Argentine politician, deputy (2005–2017).
Claude Riveline, 88, French economist and academic.
Alastair Salvesen, 83, Scottish businessman.
Robert Sténuit, 91, Belgian journalist, writer and underwater archaeologist.
Dalton Trevisan, 99, Brazilian writer, Camões Prize winner (2012).
Ruut Veenhoven, 82, Dutch sociologist.
Arnold Yarrow, 104, British actor (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Son of the Pink Panther), screenwriter and novelist.

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Always Dreaming, 10, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2017 Kentucky Derby, colic.
Madeleine Arbour, 101, Canadian designer, painter, and journalist.
Josy Arens, 72, Belgian politician, three-time deputy, member of the Parliament of Wallonia (2014–2019), mayor of Attert (since 1995).
Donald Bitzer, 90, American Hall of Fame electrical engineer, co-inventor of the plasma display.
David Carling, 55, British voice actor (Fireman Sam).
Rocky Colavito, 91, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), complications from diabetes.
Michael Cole, 84, American actor (The Mod Squad, General Hospital, It).
Lennie De Ice, 54, British musician ("We Are I.E."). (death announced on this date)
Mario Fernández Pelaz, 81, Spanish lawyer and politician, deputy lehendakari (1982–1985) and member of the Basque Parliament (1984–1986).
Mahieddine Khalef, 80, Algerian football player (JS Kabylie) and manager (JS Kabylie, national team).
J. Max Kilpatrick, 79, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1972–1980).
The Amazing Kreskin, 89, American mentalist, complications from dementia.
S. M. Krishna, 92, Indian politician, minister of external affairs (2009–2012), governor of Maharashtra (2004–2008), and chief minister of Karnataka (1999–2004).
Morgan Llewellyn, 87, British army officer.
José Antonio Naya, 90, Spanish football manager (Burgos, Real Murcia, Real Burgos). (death announced on this date)
Raghnall Ó Floinn, Irish art historian, director of the National Museum of Ireland (2013–2018).
Claus Raidl, 82, Austrian banker, president of the Austrian National Bank (2008–2018).
Serhiy Ralyuchenko, 62, Ukrainian football player (Zirka Kirovohrad, Metalist Kharkiv, SKA Kyiv) and manager.
Herb Robertson, 73, American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Hans Erik Saks [da], 68, Danish film and television producer (The Julekalender).
María Socas, 65, Argentine actress (The Warrior and the Sorceress, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Deathstalker II).
Brenda Walker, 67, Australian author (The Wing of Night), traffic collision.
Lode Wils, 95, Belgian historian and academic.
Xu Chao, 30, Chinese racing cyclist. (death announced on this date)
Yu Jianhua, 62–63, Chinese politician and diplomat, head of the General Administration of Customs (since 2022).

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Corinne Allal, 69, Tunisian-born Israeli rock musician and music producer, pancreatic cancer.
Robert Amundson, 86, American judge, justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court (1991–2002).
Hannes Androsch, 86, Austrian businessman, consultant, and politician, vice-chancellor (1976–1981) and minister of finance (1970–1981).
Kostas Batuvas, 90, Greek politician, MP (1974–1981, 1985–2000), minister of transport and communication (1986–1988).
Riccardo Bonacina [it], 70, Italian journalist and TV host.
David Bonderman, 82, American businessman (TPG Inc.).
Sandrino Castec, 64, Chilean footballer (Universidad de Chile, Audax Italiano, national team), complications from septic shock.
Hugh Cornish, 90, Australian television personality.
Alex Edwards, 78, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian).
Bob Fernandez, 100, American veteran (Pearl Harbor).
Khalil Haqqani, 58, Afghan politician, minister for refugees and repatriation (since 2021), bombing.
Syd Hynes, 80, English rugby league player and coach (Leeds Rhinos).
Diether Kunerth, 84, German contemporary artist.
Jim Leach, 82, American politician, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (2009–2013) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–2007), complications from a heart attack and stroke.
António Loja, 90, Portuguese politician and teacher, MP (1976–1979) and Madeira MLA (1980–1984).
Michio Mamiya, 95, Japanese composer, pneumonia.
Troy Masters, 63, American journalist (Gay City News, Los Angeles Blade), suicide.
Pat McBride, 81, American soccer player (St. Louis Stars).
Miguel Rincón Rincón, 73, Peruvian convicted terrorist (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement), cancer.
Ranmal Singh Dorwal, 101, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (1977–1980).
Vladimir Skočajić, 70, Bosnian football player (Velež Mostar, Apollon Kalamarias) and manager (Zrinjski Mostar).
Albert Starr, 98, American cardiovascular surgeon.
Purushottam Upadhyay, 90, Indian singer.
Aili Vahtrapuu, 74, Estonian sculptor.
Olavi Vuorisalo, 91, Finnish Olympic middle-distance runner (1960).
Jermaine Walker, 47, American basketball player (Aris Thessaloniki).
Deleta Williams, 89, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Marek Żyliński, 72, Polish engineer and politician, MP (2001–2005).

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Jeanne Bamberger, 100, American music educator.
Ernie Beck, 93, American basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors).
Wolfgang Becker, 70, German film director (Good Bye, Lenin!, Life Is All You Get, Child's Play) and screenwriter.
Annelie Botes, 67, South African writer.
Youcef Bouzidi, 67, Algerian football manager (NA Hussein Dey, JS Kabylie, MC Oran).
Barry Cheatley, 85, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).
Francesco Cinquemani, 46, Italian film director (Andron, Beyond the Edge, The Poison Rose), screenwriter, and journalist.
R. Keith Dennis, 80, American mathematician.
Lee Edwards, 92, American academic and political writer, co-founder of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
Jörg Fisch, 77, Swiss historian.
Peter Fraenkel, 98, German-born British journalist and writer.
Yvon Gattaz, 99, French electronics executive, co-founder and CEO of Radiall, president of the CNPF (1981–1986).
Vic Gomersall, 82, English footballer (Swansea City, Manchester City).
Márcia Gomes [pt], 77, Brazilian voice actress.
Dan Grecu, 74, Romanian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).
Amparo Guillén, 71, Ecuadorian actress, complications from diabetes and COVID-19.
Fethi Haddaoui, 63, Tunisian actor (Kingdoms of Fire, Omar, Halfaouine: Boy of The Terraces).
Phil Hancock, 71, American golfer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Tom Harrison, 85, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1967–1973) and Senate (1973–1977).
Muhamad Said Jonit, 71–72, Malaysian politician, Johor State MLA (2018–2022).
Lee Tien-yu, 78, Taiwanese general and politician, minister of national defense (2007–2008) and chief of the general staff (2004–2007), pneumonia.
Polly Allen Mellen, 100, American stylist and fashion editor (Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Allure).
Alberto Merlati, 81, Italian basketball player (Pallacanestro Cantù, Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino, national team).
Bill Mlkvy, 93, American basketball player (Temple Owls, Philadelphia Warriors).
Duncan Norvelle, 66, English comedian, chest infection and sepsis.
Jean-Marie Pallardy, 84, French film director (White Fire).
Amaury Pasos, 89, Brazilian Hall of Fame basketball player (Corinthians, national team), world champion (1959, 1963), Olympic bronze medallist (1960, 1964).
Alain Pompidou, 82, French histologist and politician, MEP (1989–1999).
Tommy Robb, 90, Northern Irish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Clive Robertson, 78, Australian radio and television personality. (death announced on this date)
Papia Sarwar, 72, Bangladeshi singer, cancer.
Patricia Smart [fr], 84, Canadian writer and academic.
Martial Solal, 97, French jazz pianist and composer.
Wolfgang Steiert, 61, German ski jumper and coach.
Vladimir Strelkov [ru], 86, Russian film director (Allegro Con Brio) and screenwriter.
Jim Tunney, 95, American football official.
David Weatherley, 85, British-born New Zealand actor (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, Home and Away).

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Duane Acker, 93, American academic, president of Kansas State University (1975–1986).
Derek Ansell, 90, British music critic and jazz writer.
Koko Ateba, Cameroonian singer and guitarist.
James Callan, 77, American excommunicated Roman Catholic priest.
Jon Camp, 75, British bass guitarist and singer (Renaissance).
Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri, 77, Indian inorganic chemist and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Tezpur University (2007–2017).
Dan Coulter, 49, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (2020–2024).
Diane Delano, 67, American actress (Northern Exposure, Popular, The Ellen Show), cancer.
Carter Eckert, 78–79, American historian. (death announced on this date)
Dimitrios Grafas, 87, Greek footballer (Ethnikos Piraeus, national team).
Helal Hafiz, 76, Bangladeshi poet.
Charles Handy, 92, Irish organizational behaviorist.
Henk Herrenberg, 86, Surinamese diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (1986–1987).
Gheorghe Hioară, 76, Moldovan politician and diplomat, MP (1990–1994).
Raúl Ilaquiche, 51, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, deputy (2007), traffic collision.
Bill Kelly, 74, American singer ("Timothy") and guitarist (The Buoys, Dakota).
Jerome H. Kern, 87, American lawyer and investment banker, pancreatic cancer.
Karloff Lagarde Jr., 54, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL).
Antero Laukkanen, 66, Finnish priest and politician, MP (2015–2023).
Lemon Drop Kid, 28, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1999 Belmont Stakes.
Ron Locke, 85, American baseball player (New York Mets).
Evelyn Lord, 98, American politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1962–1964), mayor of Beaumont, Texas (1990–1994, 2002–2005).
Joanne Pierce Misko, 83, American FBI agent.
Lorraine O'Grady, 90, American artist.
Kay Patterson, 93, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1985–2008) and House of Representatives (1975–1985).
Orrin H. Pilkey, 90, American marine geologist.
Freddie Strahan, 85, Irish footballer (Shelbourne, national team).
Hiroshi Suda [ja], 93, Japanese businessman.
Toʻlqin Tojiyev [uz], 88, Uzbek actor (Mahallada duv-duv gap).
Jimmy Wilkerson, 43, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), heart attack.
Axel Wirtz, 67, German government official and politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1999–2017).

14

Isak Andic, 71, Turkish-born Spanish businessman, founder and chairman of Mango, fall.
Kevin Andrews, 69, Australian politician, MP (1991–2022), minister for defence (2014–2015) and social services (2013–2014), cancer.
Austin Asche, 99, Australian jurist, administrator (1993–1997) and chief justice of the Northern Territory (1987–1993).
Julio Camacho Aguilera, 100, Cuban politician and military officer.
Israel Charny, 93, Israeli psychologist and genocide scholar.
John R. Countryman, 91, American actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Blue Bird) and diplomat, ambassador to Oman (1981–1985).
George Cummings, 86, American guitarist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) and songwriter.
Mircea Diaconu, 74, Romanian actor (The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians) and politician, minister of culture (2012) and MEP (2014–2019), colon cancer.
Rachel Dror, 103, German-Israeli teacher and Holocaust survivor.
Richard Easterlin, 98, American economist.
E. V. K. S. Elangovan, 75, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009) and Tamil Nadu MLA (1984–1989, since 2023), lung disease.
George Eugeniou, 93, Cypriot actor and theatre director.
Silvino Francisco, 78, South African snooker player, British Open winner (1985).
Frans Körver, 87, Dutch football player (MVV) and manager (MVV, Fortuna Sittard).
Bill Miller, 84, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Dallas Texans, Buffalo Bills).
Frank Nabwiso, 84, Ugandan educator and politician, MP (2001–2006).
Lina Sagaral Reyes, 63, Filipino journalist (Philippine Daily Inquirer).
Horst Schild [de], 82, German politician, MP.
John Spratt, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–2011), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Josef Taus, 92, Austrian politician and industrialist, member of the National Council (1975–1991).
Giacinto Urso, 99, Italian politician, deputy (1963–1983).
Klaus Wöller, 68, German handball player, Olympic silver medalist (1984).
Jan Zoet, 66, Dutch theatre director, brain tumour.

15

Jean Adamson, 96, British writer (Topsy and Tim).
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga, 86, Indian visual artist.
Aziza Barnes, 32, American poet and playwright, suicide.
Andrew Bennett, 85, British politician, MP (1974–2005).
Juan Cárdenas Arroyo, 85, Colombian painter.
Jaime Córdoba, 74, Curaçaoan politician, member (2010–2016, 2017–2021) and vice president (2012–2015) of the Parliament.
Loren Graham, 91, American science historian.
Nabil Al Halfawy [ar], 77, Egyptian actor.
Zakir Hussain, 73, Indian tabla player (Shakti), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Lionel Manga, 69, Cameroonian writer and art critic.
Sławomir Marczewski, 74, Polish politician, MP (1993–1997).
David A. McIntee, 55, British writer (White Darkness, Sanctuary, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang).
Robert H. McKercher, 94, Canadian lawyer, president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan (1978) and the Canadian Bar Association (1983–1984).
Fada Santoro, 100, Brazilian actress (La Delatora, Needle in the Haystack, Berlin to the Samba Beat).
Luis Suárez Fernández, 100, Spanish historian, member of the Royal Academy of History.
Ankaralı Turgut, 61, Turkish singer, lung cancer.
Monique Vézina, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1993), minister of supply and services (1986–1988) and twice responsible for La Francophonie.
Alexandra Zaharias, 95, American ballerina.
Rezki Zerarti, 86, Algerian painter.

16

S. M. Akram, 80, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001).
Naa Amanua, 75–76, Ghanaian singer.
Basim Bello, 61, Iraqi politician, mayor of Tel Keppe (2004–2017, 2018–2024).
Thomas Berly, 92, Indian film director (Ithu Manushyano, Vellarikka Pattanam) and actor (Thiramala).
Gunnar Breimo, 85, Norwegian politician, MP (1993–2001).
Arlene Croce, 90, American dance critic (The New Yorker), co-founder of Ballet Review.
Bob Davis, 83, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1973–1983).
Enzo Francavilla, 90, Italian chef, inventor of the Spaghetti all'assassina.
Gorica Gajević, 66, Serbian lawyer and politician.
Tulsi Gowda, 86, Indian environmentalist.
Enver Hadžihasanović, 74, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal.
Dimitris Imellos [el], 57, Greek actor (The 10, Karyotakis, Ap' ta kokala vgalmena), cancer.
Jean Jennings, 70, American automobile journalist and editor (Car and Driver, Automobile), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Steve Lewinson, 58, British bass guitarist (Simply Red).
James E. Malone Jr., 67, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2014), brain cancer.
Ruth McArdle, Belgian singer (Lords of Acid). (death announced on this date)
Lisa Morris-Julian, 48, Trinidadian politician, MP (since 2020), fire.
Khaled Nabhan, 54, Palestinian social media personality, air strike.
Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể, 89, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor archbishop of Huế (1975–1983) and archbishop of Huế (1998–2012).
Rodessa Barrett Porter, 94, American gospel singer (The Barrett Sisters).
Kader Rahman, 85, Hong Kong Olympic field hockey player (1964).
Giuditta Saltarini [it], 83, Italian actress (Ovunque sei).
Henri Simon, 102, French Marxist militant.
Prem Lal Singh, 87, Nepalese politician, MP (1999–2008) and mayor of Kathmandu (1992–1997), stomach disease.
Gary Sutherland, 80, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers), cholangiocarcinoma.
Yoshio Taniguchi, 87, Japanese architect (MoMA), pneumonia.
Dick Van Arsdale, 81, American basketball player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), kidney failure.
Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, 88, German member of former princely house.

17

Roshan Lal Anand, 100, Indian sports administrator.
Alfa Anderson, 78, American singer (Chic).
Gian Paolo Barbieri, 89, Italian fashion photographer.
Francis Bellotti, 101, American politician, lieutenant governor (1963–1965) and attorney general of Massachusetts (1975–1987).
Mark Braunias, 69, New Zealand painter.
Mike Brewer, 80, American musician (Brewer & Shipley) and songwriter ("One Toke Over the Line").
David Brodie, 81, British motor racing driver.
Kostas Chardavellas [el], 79, Greek journalist.
Roberto Esteban Chavez, 92, American artist.
Nicholas Chia, 86, Singaporean Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Singapore (2001–2013).
Michel del Castillo, 91, French writer.
Rayful Edmond, 60, American drug trafficker, heart attack.
Aigars Fadejevs, 48, Latvian athlete, Olympic silver medalist (2000).
Dmytro Habinet, 41, Ukrainian jurist and politician, governor of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (2019–2020).
Mary Keir, 112, British supercentenarian, oldest person in Wales (since 2021).
Kevin Kelly, 79, Irish Gaelic footballer (Carbury, Athlone, Kildare).
Hassan Khan, 88, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004, 2009–2014).
Igor Kirillov, 54, Russian military officer, commander of the Russian NBC Protection Troops (since 2017), bombing.
Ralph Klemme, 85, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1993–2005), cancer.
Alex Kroll, 87, American football player (New York Titans).
Nikolai Kryzhanovsky, 87, Belarusian politician, deputy (1990–1995).
William Labov, 97, American linguist.
Li Jianping, 64, Chinese politician, executed.
José Antonio Lopetegui, 94, Spanish harrijasotzaile.
David Mallett, 73, American singer and songwriter ("Garden Song").
Marcel Marnat, 91, French musicologist, journalist, and radio producer.
Alphonse S. Marotta, 90, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1990–1993).
Ana Orsini, 28, American television presenter (KOLD-TV), brain aneurysm.
Marisa Paredes, 78, Spanish actress (In a Glass Cage, Life Is Beautiful, Deep Crimson), heart failure.
Willie Phua, 96, Singaporean cameraman.
Monica Rutherford, 80, British Olympic gymnast (1964). (death announced on this date)
Beatriz Sarlo, 82, Argentine writer, essayist and literary critic, complications from a stroke.
Son Se-il, 89, South Korean journalist and politician, MP (1981–1985, 1992–2000).
Colin Tilney, 91, Canadian harpsichordist, pianist and teacher.
Jānis Timma, 32, Latvian basketball player (ASK Riga, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Olympiacos), suicide.
Rik Van Looy, 90, Belgian Hall of Fame racing cyclist, Olympic champion (1952), world champion (1960, 1961).

18

Cosmas Michael Angkur, 87, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bogor (1994–2013).
Tony Bentley, 84, English footballer (Southend United).
James Coffey, 85, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2010–2016).
Patrick Conolly-Carew, 7th Baron Carew, 86, Irish Olympic equestrian (1972) and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1994–1999).
Dietmar Constantini, 69, Austrian football player (SWW Innsbruck) and manager (Mainz 05, national team), complications from dementia.
Joseph Edward Corcoran, 49, American convicted mass murderer, execution by lethal injection.
Carole Crawford, 81, Jamaican model and beauty queen, Miss World (1963).
Thomas R. DiLuglio, 93, American politician, Rhode Island lieutenant governor (1977–1985).
Vladimir Dorokhov, 70, Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion (1980).
Slim Dunlap, 73, American guitarist (The Replacements).
Gothandaraman, 65, Indian actor (Kalakalappu).
Guido Henderickx [nl], 82, Belgian film director.
Sigrid Kehl, 95, German operatic soprano (Leipzig Opera).
Frank Kendrick, 74, American basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Golden State Warriors).
Waymond Lee, 72, American actor (Workaholics), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Martin Lodge, 70, New Zealand composer and musicologist.
Fred Lorenzen, 89, American Hall of Fame racing driver, Daytona 500 winner (1965), complications from dementia.
John Marsden, 74, Australian writer (Tomorrow, When the War Began, So Much to Tell You).
Serhiy Olizarenko, 70, Ukrainian Olympic steeplechase runner (1980).
Hermes Phettberg, 72, Austrian artist, comedian and actor.
Abdel Hadi Al Rawi [ar], 86, Iraqi director.
Zilia Sánchez Domínguez, 96, Cuban-born Puerto Rican visual artist.
Bjørn Sand, 96, Norwegian actor.
Heikki Silvennoinen, 70, Finnish musician (Tabula Rasa), comedian (Kummeli), and actor (Kummeli: Kultakuume).
Sokratis Skartsis, 88, Greek poet, writer, and academic.
Friedrich St. Florian, 91, Austrian-American architect (World War II Memorial, Providence Place).
Pat White, 76, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1984–1994), neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Klaus Wolfermann, 78, German javelin thrower, Olympic champion (1972).

19

George L. Bartlett, 100, American marine corps brigadier general.
Stanley Booth, 82, American music journalist.
Fabrizio Capucci, 85, Italian composer and actor (The Warm Life, Rita the American Girl).
Margalida Castro, 81, Colombian actress (Yo y tú, Adrián está de visita, La viuda de la mafia), cancer.
Henry Craft, 75, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Shankar Dayal, 54, Indian film director and screenwriter (Saguni), heart attack.
David Farrell, 73, Canadian journalist, editor and publisher (The Record), lung cancer.
Richard E. Fletcher, 89, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1998–2004, 2006–2008).
Gaboro, 23, Swedish rapper, shot.
Meena Ganesh, 82, Indian actress (Mukha Chithram, Pingami, Achan Kombathu Amma Varampathu), stroke.
Vakhtang Golandzia, 55, Abkhazian politician, MP, shot.
Martha Keys, 94, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1975–1979).
Michael Leunig, 79, Australian cartoonist.
Barry N. Malzberg, 85, American writer (The Falling Astronauts, Beyond Apollo, In the Stone House) and editor, pneumonia and bacterial infection.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza, 90, Spanish scientist, academic and politician, director-general of UNESCO (1987–1999), minister of education and science (1981–1982) and MEP (1987).
Darshanam Mogilaiah, 73, Indian tribal musician, kidney disease.
Francisco Nemenzo Jr., 89, Filipino political scientist, president of the University of the Philippines (1999–2005) and chancellor of UP Visayas (1989–1992).
Martin Óg Morrissey, 90, Irish hurler (Mount Sion) and Gaelic footballer (Waterford).
Kirsten Simone, 90, Danish ballerina.
Miet Smet, 81, Belgian politician, senator (2007–2010), MEP (1999–2004), and Flemish MP (since 2004).
Paul Szabo, 76, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2011).
Joanna Tope, 80, English actress (Emmerdale, The Omega Factor, The Tomorrow People).
Ken Tschumper, 74, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2007–2009), cancer.
Uncle Mo, 16, American Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.
Kevin Ray Underwood, 45, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
Tsuneo Watanabe, 98, Japanese journalist and publisher (Yomiuri Shimbun), pneumonia.
Ralph Wayne, 92, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1964–1972).
Russ Weeks, 82, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (2002–2006).
Xie Fang, 89, Chinese actress (Two Stage Sisters, The Chinese Widow).
Charles Young Jr., 62, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2012).
Lan Zailan [ms], 66, Malaysian actor (Takdir Itu Milik Aku).

20

Tofig Aghababayev, 96, Azerbaijani painter.
A. F. Hassan Ariff, 83, Bangladeshi lawyer, attorney general (2001–2005), adviser of land (2008–2009, since 2024) and civil aviation and tourism (since 2024).
Čedomir Božić, 40, Serbian administrator and politician, mayor of Žabalj (2012–2020), heart attack.
Om Prakash Chautala, 89, Indian politician, four-time chief minister of Haryana, cardiac arrest.
Sugar Pie DeSanto, 89, American singer.
George Eastham, 88, English footballer (Arsenal, Stoke City, national team).
Giovanni Graber, 85, Italian Olympic luger (1964, 1968).
Ann Hartley, 82, New Zealand politician, MP (1999–2008), mayor of North Shore City (1989–1992).
Rickey Henderson, 65, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres), World Series champion (1989, 1993), pneumonia.
Thierry Jacob, 59, French boxer, WBC world champion (1992).
Vilmos Jakab, 72, Hungarian Olympic boxer (1976). (death announced on this date)
Márton Kalmár [hu], 78, Hungarian sculptor.
Zaur Kaziev, 41, Russian footballer (FC Sheksna Cherepovets, FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny). (death announced on this date)
June Kreuzer, 80, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1983–1986).
Bernard McGurrin, 91, English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, Leigh Leopards).
Kurt Laurenz Metzler, 83, Swiss sculptor.
Raja Mitra, 79, Indian film director, cancer.
Bright Owusu, 26, Ghanaian actor and comedian.
Shirish B. Patel, 92, Indian civil engineer.
Rey Misterio, 66, Mexican professional wrestler (AAA, WWA).
Gearóid Ó Cairealláin, 67, Irish language activist, editor and president of Conradh na Gaeilge.
Leif Silbersky, 86, Swedish lawyer and author.
Turgut Toydemir, 86, Turkish architect, shot.
C. B. Zaman, 78–79, Bangladeshi film director (Puroskar) and actor (Ek Takar Bou), heart attack.
George Zebrowski, 78, Austrian-born American science fiction writer (Macrolife, The Killing Star, Nebula Awards 20).
Helena Zeťová, 44, Czech singer.

21

Godwin Abbe, 75, Nigerian politician, minister of defence (2009–2010) and interior (2007–2009), governor of Akwa Ibom State (1988–1990).
Gutta Andersson [sv], 68, Swedish farmer and television personality (Farmen).
Jack Bond, 87, British film director (Separation, Anti-Clock, It Couldn't Happen Here).
Michelle Botes, 62, South African actress (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Arende, Isidingo), cancer.
Erik Brus [nl], 60, Dutch editor, journalist and writer. (death announced on this date)
Casey Chaos, 59, American punk and metal singer (Amen, Christian Death, Scum), heart attack.
Stephen Chmilar, 79, Canadian Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, bishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada (2003–2019).
Martin Dechev, 34, Bulgarian footballer (Montana, Oborishte, Slavia Sofia).
Art Evans, 82, American actor (Die Hard 2, A Soldier's Story, Fright Night), complications from diabetes.
Murray H. Goodman, 99, American real estate developer and philanthropist.
Harvendra Singh Hanspal, 86, Indian politician, MP (1980–1992).
Hannelore Hoger, 82, German actress (Long Hello and Short Goodbye, Henri 4, Heidi).
Mohamed El Khalfi [ar], 87, Moroccan actor.
Maïté, 86, French restaurateur and television presenter.
Brent Manley, 77, American bridge writer and editor (The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge), complications from dementia.
Don Martina, 89, Curaçaoan politician, prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1979–1984, 1986–1988).
Hudson Meek, 16, American actor (Baby Driver, 90 Minutes in Heaven), traffic collision.
Mestre Laurentino, 98, Brazilian musician.
Ramón Montserrat Ballesté [es], 95, Spanish architect.
Walter Pearson [es], 85, Costa Rican footballer (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Ramonense, national team).
Valentin Petricenco, Romanian drummer.
Terry Ree, 75, American comedian (Williams and Ree).
Pedro Sobral, 51, Portuguese publisher and economist.
Bernhard Worms, 94, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–1990), MP (1990).

22

Louis Bechtle, 97, American jurist, judge (1972–2001) and chief judge (1990–1993) of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Geoffrey Deuel, 81, American actor (The Young and the Restless, The F.B.I., Chisum), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
David B. Douzanis, 74, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1974–1976).
Sorin Dumitrescu [ro], 78, Romanian painter and graphic designer.
Vincent Fort, 68, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1996–2017), cancer.
Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri, 86, Indian Islamic scholar.
Tengku Insyafuddin [id], 57, Indonesian politician, vice regent of Aceh Tamiang (2017–2022).
Awang Faroek Ishak, 76, Indonesian politician, governor of East Kalimantan (2008–2018).
Eduard Kuznetsov, 85, Russian-Israeli dissident, journalist, and writer, co-leader of the Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair.
Dieter Lindner, 85, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Liu Yuan, 64, Chinese musician, cancer.
Youssef Nada, 93, Egyptian banker, co-founder of Al Taqwa Bank.
Alexandru Niculescu, 96, Romanian linguist.
Stuart A. Rice, 92, American theoretical and physical chemist.
Augusto Rollandin, 75, Italian politician, senator (2001–2006) and president of Aosta Valley (1984–1990, 2008–2017).
Hans Jörg Schimanek, 84, Austrian journalist and politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1999–2000).
Alan Senauke, 77, American Sōtō Zen priest, folk musician, and poet, complications from a heart attack.
Mykola Soroka, 72, Ukrainian politician, governor of Rivne Oblast (1997–2005) and MP (2012–2014).
Roze Stiebra, 82, Latvian animator.
Hisham Yans [ar], 78, Jordanian writer and actor.

23

Shyam Benegal, 90, Indian film director (Ankur, Nishant, Mammo) and politician, MP (2006–2012), kidney disease.
Vladimir Burakov, 70, Russian politician.
Michael Burkard, 77, American poet and educator.
Burt, c. 90, Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodile Dundee). (death announced on this date)
Colin Campbell, 78, British Olympic middle-distance runner (1968, 1972) and bobsledder (1976).
Teodoras Četrauskas, 80, Lithuanian writer and literary translator.
Faiz Ali Chishti, 97, Pakistani general, heart and lung disease.
Gary Cohn, 72, American investigative reporter and academic.
Timothy Cullen, 80, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate (1975–1987, 2011–2015), heart condition.
Tigran Eganyan, 46, Armenian politician, MP (2005–2006).
Maria Farrugia, 112, Maltese supercentenarian.
Brian Freemantle, 88, English writer (Charlie Muffin) and journalist (Daily Mail, Daily Sketch).
Thomas Gaither, 86, American botanist and civil rights activist (Friendship Nine).
Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski, 98, Polish publicist and author.
Gerardo Guevara, 94, Ecuadorian composer.
Sophie Hediger, 26, Swiss Olympic snowboarder (2022), avalanche.
Anatoly Khvorostov, 84, Russian art historian.
Mieczysław Kolasa [pl], 101, Polish football player (Cracovia) and coach.
Angus MacInnes, 77, Canadian actor (Star Wars, Strange Brew, Witness).
Pere Moles, 89, Andorran politician and historian, four-time general councillor.
Dalmacio Negro Pavón, 93, Spanish philosopher, member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.
Nguyễn Quyết [vi], 102, Vietnamese politician, MP (1971–1981).
Zhaleh Olov, 97, Iranian actress (Wood Pigeon, Dash Akol, The Fateful Day).
Victor Parsonnet, 100, American cardiac surgeon.
Gordon Pulley, 88, English footballer (Gillingham, Millwall, Peterborough United).
Sylvia Rambo, 88, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Middle Pennsylvania (1979–2024).
Marlon Renaldy [id], 52, Indonesian actor, heart attack.
Regina Sarfaty, 90, American opera singer.
Helmut Schlesinger, 100, German economist, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank (1991–1993).
Mel Shapiro, 89, American theater director.
Shi Zhongheng, 94, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

24

Nils Aaness, 88, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (1960, 1964).
Joe Average, 67, Canadian artist.
Claudia Baccarini [it], 114, Italian supercentenarian.
Dési Bouterse, 79, Surinamese politician, military officer, and convicted murderer, commander of the Armed Forces (1980–1990), chairman of the National Military Council (1980–1987) and president (2010–2020), liver failure.
Curtis Cheek, 66, American bridge player.
Alceu Collares, 97, Brazilian politician, governor of Rio Grande do Sul (1991–1995) and mayor of Porto Alegre (1986–1989), pneumonia.
Constantin Drumen, 74, Romanian politician, deputy (1996–2000).
Alfredo Fiorito, 71, Argentine disc jockey. (death announced on this date)
Edwin Gastanes, 66, Filipino lawyer and sports administrator, general secretary of the Philippine Football Federation (2013–2023) and Philippine Olympic Committee (2019–2023).
Bob Grover, 67–68, English singer and guitarist (The Piranhas).
Pascal Hervé, 60, French Olympic road racing cyclist (1992).
Tom Hyland, 72, Irish human rights activist, campaigner for the East Timorese people.
Richard Perry, 82, American record producer ("You're So Vain", "Photograph", "Slow Hand").
George Petak, 75, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate (1991–1996), cancer.
Alfredo Prior, 72, Argentine painter, writer and musician.
Octavio Salazar Miranda, 72, Peruvian politician, MP (2011–2019), minister of the interior (2009–2010).
Priya Suriyasena, 80, Sri Lankan singer.
Gijs Versluys, 88, Dutch film producer (Flesh and Blood, Havinck, Leedvermaak). (death announced on this date)

25

Paul Abine Ayah, 74, Cameroonian politician, MP (2002–2011).
Bill Bergey, 79, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles), cancer.
Jax Dane, 48, American professional wrestler (NWA, ROH), complications from a heart attack.
Dulce, 69, Mexican singer and actress, lung cancer.
Eric Hänni, 86, Swiss judoka, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
Bernice Heloo, 70, Ghanaian politician, MP (2013–2017).
Farhad Karibov, 72, Azerbaijani politician, MP (2005–2015).
María Antonia Morales, 93, Chilean judge, justice of the Supreme Court (2001–2006).
Mary Murphy, 85, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1977–2023), complications from a stroke.
M. T. Vasudevan Nair, 91, Indian novelist (Naalukettu, Manju, Kaalam) and screenwriter, heart failure.
Dora Moono Nyambe, 32, Zambian humanitarian and social media personality.
Brady Paxton, 77, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1993–1995, 1999–2014).
Carlos Pedroso, 57, Cuban fencer, Olympic bronze medallist (2000), burns.
Bapsi Sidhwa, 86, Pakistani novelist (Cracking India, Water, The Crow Eaters).
Osamu Suzuki, 94, Japanese automotive industry executive, president (1978–2000) and chairman (2000–2021) of Suzuki, lymphoma.
Notable people killed in the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243:
- Hokuma Aliyeva, 33, Azerbaijani flight attendant
- Aleksandr Kalyaninov, 32, Azerbaijani pilot
- Igor Kshnyakin, 62, Azerbaijani pilot

26

Sammy Thurman Brackenbury, 91, American Hall of Fame barrel racer.
Dick Capri, 93, American actor (They Still Call Me Bruce) and comedian, aortic dissection.
John B. Cobb, 99, American environmentalist and theologian.
Mary Damron, 70, American missionary, cancer.
Chisako Kakehi, 78, Japanese serial killer.
Ney Latorraca, 80, Brazilian actor (Vamp, Da Cor do Pecado, TV Pirata), prostate cancer.
OG Maco, 32, American rapper ("U Guessed It", "Doctor Pepper"), suicide by gunshot.
Salem Masadeh, 94, Jordanian politician.
Gianpaolo Ormezzano [it], 89, Italian journalist (La Stampa, Guerin Sportivo, Tuttosport).
Richard Parsons, 76, American financial and media executive (CBS, Time Warner), chairman of Citigroup (2009–2012), multiple myeloma.
Cassandra Salguero, 21, Mexican beach soccer player.
Tom Seabron, 67, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals), heart attack.
Manmohan Singh, 92, Indian politician, prime minister (2004–2014), MP (1991–2024), and minister of finance (1991–1996), heart disease.
Ruslan Solyanyk, 40, Ukrainian footballer (Vorskla Poltava, Mariupol, FC Tytan Armiansk).
Sergei Toporov, 53, Russian football player (Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky, SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk) and manager (Shakhta Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk).
Vladimir Tsyrenov, 83, Russian long-distance and marathon runner.
Warren Upton, 105, American World War II veteran, last survivor of the USS Utah, pneumonia.
Janet Wanja, 40, Kenyan Olympic volleyball player (2004), gallbladder cancer.
Geoff Wheel, 73, Welsh rugby player (Mumbles, Swansea, national team), motor neurone disease.

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Toshiyuki Adachi, 70, Japanese politician, MP (since 2016), shipwreck.
Daniele Bagnoli, 71, Italian volleyball coach (Top Volley Latina).
Paul Bamba, 35, Puerto Rican boxer.
Nigel Buesst, 86, Australian filmmaker (Dead Easy, Come Out Fighting, Compo).
Mickey Bullock, 78, English footballer (Leyton Orient, Halifax Town, Oxford United).
Richard F. Colburn, 74, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2015) and House of Delegates (1983–1991).
Kari Dziedzic, 62, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (since 2012), ovarian cancer.
Greg Gumbel, 78, American sportscaster (CBS Sports, NFL), cancer.
Dayle Haddon, 76, Canadian model and actress (The World's Greatest Athlete, North Dallas Forty, Cyborg), carbon monoxide poisoning.
Olivia Hussey, 73, British actress (Romeo and Juliet, Black Christmas, Jesus of Nazareth), breast cancer.
Juan Jaime, 37, Dominican baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Chunichi Dragons), heart attack.
Bachuki Kardava, 54, Georgian politician, MP (since 2020), perforated ulcer.
Humberto Lepe Lepe, 75, Mexican politician, MP (2009–2012). (death announced on this date)
Stavri Lubonja, 89, Albanian football player (Dinamo Tirana) and manager (Flamurtari, Dinamo Tirana).
Geraldo Magela, 89, Brazilian lawyer and politician, attorney general (1993–2000), minister of defence (2000–2003).
Abdul Rehman Makki, 70, Pakistani Islamist, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, heart attack.
Charles C. Mann, 89, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1975–1983).
Charlie Maxwell, 97, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox).
Rustam Shah Mohmand, 82, Pakistani diplomat, interior secretary (1999) and Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1997–1998).
Spyridon Moulopoulos, 98, Greek cardiologist, developer of the intra-aortic balloon pump.
Arnold Orowae, 69, Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1999–2004), coadjutor bishop (2004–2008) and bishop (since 2008) of Wabag.
Cesare Ragazzi, 83, Italian businessman and television personality.
David B. Rivkin, 68, American attorney and conservative commentator.
Svetozar Šapurić, 64, Serbian football player (Vrbas, Vojvodina) and manager (Ethnikos Achna).
Dame Rosalind Savill, 73, British museum curator.
Charles Shyer, 83, American screenwriter and film director (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap).
Frank Wilson, 80, Welsh rugby union (Cardiff RFC) and rugby league (St Helens, Salford) player.

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Martyn Brown, 57, British video game director (Alien Breed 3D) and producer (Worms, Body Blows), co-founder of Team17. (death announced on this date)
Charles Dolan, 98, American businessman, founder of Cablevision and HBO.
Selami Karaibrahimgil [tr], 80, Turkish singer (Modern Folk Üçlüsü).
Émile Lejeune, 86, Belgian footballer (RFC Liège, national team).
Leonard Lilyholm, 83, American ice hockey player (Minnesota Fighting Saints), traffic collision.
Ebadollah S. Mahmoodian, 81, Iranian mathematician.
Lars Martin Myhre, 68, Norwegian composer, guitarist and pianist.
Paavo Nikula, 82, Finnish politician, minister of justice (1978–1979), chancellor of justice (1998–2007), and MP (1991–1998).
Barre Phillips, 90, American jazz musician.
Enrico Rabbachin, 81, Italian Olympic sports shooter (1980).
Walter Saldanha, 93, Indian advertising industry executive.
Jana Synková, 80, Czech actress (Calamity, Prachy dělaj člověka).
János Szerényi, 86, Hungarian Olympic long-distance runner (1968). (death announced on this date)
Herbert R. Temple Jr., 96, American military officer.
Virgil Wood, 93, American civil rights activist.
Charlie Wright, 86, Scottish football player (Grimsby Town, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Bolton Wanderers).

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Ahmed Adaweyah, 79, Egyptian singer and actor.
Aaron Brown, 76, American broadcaster (ABC, CNN).
Marie-Claude Beaud, 78, French art exhibition curator.
Aleksei Bugayev, 43, Russian footballer (Torpedo Moscow, Tom Tomsk, national team), killed in action.
Eric Carlson, 66, American heavy metal guitarist (Mentors), cancer.
Jimmy Carter, 100, American politician and humanitarian, president (1977–1981), governor of Georgia (1971–1975), Nobel Prize laureate (2002).
George Folsey Jr., 85, American film producer and editor (Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America), pneumonia.
John Glenister, 92, British television director (The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Z-Cars, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates). (death announced on this date)
Han Tong-il, 83, South Korean pianist.
Kishore Kunal, 74, Indian policeman (Ayodhya dispute).
Jagnula Kunovska, 81, Macedonian jurist, politician, and artist.
Phil Lang, 95, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1961–1979).
Linda Lavin, 87, American actress (Alice, B Positive, Broadway Bound), Tony winner (1987), complications from lung cancer.
Dada Masilo, 39, South African dancer and choreographer.
Bob McNeil, 82, New Zealand journalist and news presenter (TV3), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Satish Pradhan, 84, Indian politician, MP (1992–2004).
Lenny Randle, 75, American baseball player (Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets).
Warcloud, 45, American rapper (Black Knights).
Xing Qiuhen, 94, Chinese physicist and academic.

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Mike Babul, 47, American basketball coach, heart attack.
Sibusiso Bengu, 90, South African politician, minister of education (1994–1999).
Bob Bertles, 85, Australian jazz musician.
Mark Bradley, 68, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets). (body discovered on this date)
John Capodice, 83, American actor (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Independence Day, Speed).
Harry Chandler, 103, American World War II veteran.
Wolfgang de Beer, 60, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, Borussia Dortmund).
Loretta Di Franco, 82, American soprano.
Ruggero Franceschini, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic vicar of Anatolia (1993–2004) and archbishop of İzmir (2004–2015).
Pippa Garner, 82, American artist, leukemia.
Sir Peter Graham, 87, British army lieutenant general, GOC Scotland (1991–1993).
Joe Grech, 90, Maltese singer ("Marija l-Maltija").
Paddy Hill, 80, Northern Irish human rights campaigner, wrongfully convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.
Émile Idée, 104, French road racing cyclist.
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, 95, Tanzanian Zanzibari royal, sultan (1963–1964).
Kim Soo-han, 96, South Korean politician, speaker of the National Assembly (1996–1998).
Gennady Kovalyev [ru], 79, Russian biathlete, world champion (1973).
Pascal Lainé, 82, French academic, novelist, and writer (La Dentellière).
Jorge Lanata, 64, Argentine journalist and author, complications from a heart attack.
Braulio Rafael León Villegas, 81, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (1990–1999) and Ciudad Guzmán (1999–2017), liver cancer.
Adília Lopes, 64, Portuguese poet.
Michael Newberry, 27, English footballer (Víkingur Ólafsvík, Linfield, Cliftonville).
Arshad Pervez, 71, Pakistani cricketer (national team).
Gianni Savio, 76, Italian cycling team manager (GW Erco Shimano).
Hugo Sotil, 75, Peruvian footballer (Deportivo Municipal, Barcelona, national team), kidney and liver failure.
Sir Fraser Stoddart, 82, British-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (2016).
Michael Turner, 70, Australian footballer (Geelong), pancreatic cancer.
Ronald A. Wait, 80, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1983–1993, 1995–2011).
Frederick Werema, 69, Tanzanian jurist, justice of the High Court (2007–2009), attorney general (2009–2014), and MP (2009–2014).

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Alfonso Adán [es], 52, Spanish politician, mayor of Binéfar (2015–2023).
Angelo Amato, 86, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, prefect of the Causes of Saints (2008–2018) and secretary of the Doctrine of the Faith (2002–2008).
Paolo Benvegnù [it], 59, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist, heart attack.
Francesco Castiello [it], 82, Italian politician, senator (since 2018).
Andrea Galgó Ferenci, 51, Serbian politician, MP (2007). (body discovered on this date)
Nader Fergany, 80, Egyptian sociologist and economist.
Wally Hirsh, 88, German-born New Zealand educator and public servant, race relations conciliator (1986–1989).
Tom Johnson, 85, American composer.
Andreas Laun [de], 82, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Salzburg (1995–2017).
Buddy MacKay, 91, American politician, governor (1998–1999) and lieutenant governor of Florida (1991–1998), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1989).
Nahit Menteşe, 92, Turkish politician, minister of the interior (1993–1996), deputy prime minister (1996).
Don Nix, 83, American musician (The Mar-Keys) and songwriter.
Samuel Ocaña García, 93, Mexican physician and politician, governor of Sonora (1979–1985).
Piotr Pytlakowski, 73, Polish journalist (Polityka, Gazeta Wyborcza, Życie).
Arnold Rüütel, 96, Estonian politician, president (2001–2006), chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1990–1992) and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1983–1990).
Sweet Daddy Siki, 91, American-Canadian wrestler (NWA, Big Time Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Paolo Vitelli, 77, Italian motor yacht industry executive and politician, founder of Azimut Yachts and deputy (2013–2015), fall.
Johnnie Walker, 79, English disc jockey (Radio Caroline, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Jocelyn Wildenstein, 84, Swiss socialite, pulmonary embolism.

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List of December 2024 deaths at IMDb

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